We booked this 3 night weekend mini-cruise to Rotterdam and Guernsey earlier this year and got a very good deal. We are regular cruisers having cruised with P&O x 1, NCL x 1, RCCL x 1, Princess x 5, Celebrity x 1 however this was our first with Fred Olsen. Our previous reviews include:

http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=41823 http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=32739 http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=25494

Suffice to say we were quite apprehensive based on what we had heard about the clientele Fred Olsen attract (quite significantly older) and the more traditional cruise style Fred Olsen is renowned for. However it was pleasing to see that the weekend cruise attracted a wide age range of passengers so one of our apprehensions was allayed almost immediately. Read more